We’ve started a little allowance system around here so Maxwell can earn some money…and start doing some chores! He gets a checkmark every day if he cleans up his toys and puts all of his dirty clothes in the laundry basket. So far, it’s worked great. Maxwell is the ultimate pleaser and he wants to get that check mark really bad so has never once complained about having to clean up! This all started a few weeks ago when the playroom upstairs was a disaster and we told Maxwell that we’d give him some money to put in his elephant bank if he’d clean it up.  We honestly thought he wouldn’t do it. He and Spencer were up in the playroom for a while and then Maxwell called us up there saying they’d picked up all the toys. Robert and I went upstairs and were SHOCKED…

It was spotless. Every single toy was put away. Honestly, unbelievable. The best part? It’s stayed that way! He always cleans up after they play and Spencer helps too. (ps – I have no idea what happened to their clothes that night! ha!)

These pictures made me smile too – one afternoon after playing outside, I told them to clean up the toys so they put all the trucks away and then I looked out to see Spencer helping Maxwell carry the top to the sand table over.

I just thought it was the sweetest thing how they were working together to clean up.

Maxwell gets $4 every week if he gets a check every day (which of course he does). We’re saving up for something big from Target – likely a TMNT treat!